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On this show, host Alison McGill chats with luxury wedding and event planner Aly Armstrong, founder, and CEO of Aly Armstrong Event Planning & Design. Aly is renowned for the gorgeous, next-level parties she produces, and as an advocate for entrepreneurship. Aly is the Executive Director of the Entrepreneurs Organization, Vancouver Chapter, and founder and creator of the incredible FLEUR luxury wedding show in Vancouver. Listen to this episode as Aly takes us through a day in the life of a luxury event planner, what details she thinks are worth the splurge, the best part of a wedding day, and the one thing she wants everyone to know about setting a budget before diving into wedding planning.

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In episode three of Aisle Seat, host Alison McGill welcomes TV personality, creative director, and designer Tiffany Pratt to the show. Famous for her vibrant aesthetic, Tiffany brings a colourful and joyous perspective to everything in life including her wedding day, a magical event that happened this summer.

Listen to this episode as Tiffany takes us inside her and husband Zack's vintage-inspired micro wedding, a day filled with incredible moments and details, which of course Tiffany shares she had her hands and heart on. "The day is all about love and the little moments you have making days like this come together. That's what makes a life."

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In the second episode of Aisle Seat, host Alison McGill is joined by Toronto-based photographer Erin Leydon. Erin's career started when she was an 18-year-old photography student at OCAD University when she photographed her first wedding. It's a professional love that's grown over the course of her career and though Erin has expanded into commercial and editorial photography (she's regularly featured in Toronto Life, The Kit, Weddingbells, Cottage Life, and The Lane), weddings remain a cornerstone of her creative portfolio.

Listen to this episode to hear the surprising places where Erin finds creative inspiration for her impactful imagery, what makes a wedding magical in her eyes, plans for her own wedding day as Erin is engaged, and why camera-shy people are some of her favourites to work with and produce the best photographic moments.

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Welcome to the first episode of Aisle Seat! In today's episode, host Alison Mcgill is joined by Angel Spendlove, creative director, and designer at & FOR LOVE, a contemporary bridal that Angel co-founded with long-time friend Lisa Blunt. The brand focuses on pieces for modern women looking for a timeless, yet rebellious approach to their bridal style. Formally a professional ballerina, Angel trained at The Australian Ballet School, and she has performed with companies around the world. Upon retiring, she received a Bachelor of Design that eventually brought her to the wedding industry. Listen to this episode to hear about the inspiration behind her dresses, how her inspiration comes from places you might not expect, her own wedding and recent vow renewal, what's her favourite wedding tradition, and why we should always do what feels good when it comes to weddings, not worrying about tradition or what others may think.

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Aisle Seat offers brides and grooms-to-be, hopeless romantics and wedding-lovers everywhere the chance to connect and be inspired by real-life accounts of weddings and all the joy, romance, beauty and drama that comes along with them. Every week, host Alison McGill will be sharing spirited conversations with renowned wedding industry experts from around the globe - fashion designers, floral and cake artists, event planners, photographers - as well as real life just-marrieds. Subscribe today and don't miss our first episode!